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Sep 8 |
The rise, fall, and rise of history |
Ch. 1,
Brooks and McLennan |
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Sep 12 |
Phylogenetic reconstruction |
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Sep 15 |
More phylogenetic reconstruction |
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Sep 19 |
Practice Session for reconstruction |
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Sep 22 |
Speciation |
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Sep 26 |
Speciation readings |
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Sep 29 |
Diversification |
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Oct 3 |
Diversification Readings |
Davies et al. 2004. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
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Oct 6 |
Adaptation |
pp 133-169, Ch. 5; Brooks and McLennan Mace et al. 2003. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. |
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Oct 10 |
Adaptation Readings |
pp
22-34, Ch. 1; Harvey and Pagel
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Oct 13 |
Limitations to the comparative approach |
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Oct 17 |
Discrete Characters |
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Oct 20 |
MacClade Session I* |
Reading: Manual (Ch. 1 and 2) Meet in ESB 103 |
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Oct 24 |
MacClade Session II and Mesquite* |
Reading: Mesquite Manual Meet in ESB 103 Note special meeting time: 7-9 |
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Oct 27 |
Mesquite* |
Meet in ESB 103 |
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Oct 31 |
Quantitative (continuous) character states |
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Nov 3 |
CAIC Session* |
Reading: Manual Meet in ESB 103 |
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Nov 7 |
Cactus Session* |
Reading: Manual Meet in ESB 101 |
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Nov 10 |
Quantitative character Readings I |
Webster
and Purvis. 2002. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
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Nov 14 |
Quantitative character Readings II |
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Nov 17 |
Adaptive radiations |
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Nov 21 |
Co-speciation Co-adaptation |
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Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving (class only if necessary ;-) |
Special reading |
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Nov 28 |
Co-adaptation reading |
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| Dec 1 | Coevolution | Ch 8 Brooks and McLennan |
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Dec 5 |
Presentation of results from analyses |
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Dec 8 |
Presentation of results from analyses |
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*These meetings will be for computer labs. Be sure to note the room that the session will be in. Also note that the Oct. 24 meeting will be at a different time!